Added possibility to pass custom database objects to DB Forge and DB Utilities
Also, their property is no longer public and the utility class no longer extends CI_DB_forge.
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/database/forge.rst b/user_guide_src/source/database/forge.rst
index 1d6b847..de5748b 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/database/forge.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/database/forge.rst
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
Database Forge Class
####################
-The Database Forge Class contains functions that help you manage your
+The Database Forge Class contains methods that help you manage your
database.
.. contents:: Table of Contents
@@ -18,13 +18,25 @@
$this->load->dbforge()
-Once initialized you will access the functions using the $this->dbforge
+You can also pass another database object to the DB Forge loader, in case
+the database you want to manage isn't the default one::
+
+ $this->myforge = $this->load->dbforge($this->other_db, TRUE);
+
+In the above example, we're passing a custom database object as the first
+parameter and then tell it to return the dbforge object, instead of
+assigning it directly to ``$this->dbforge``.
+
+.. note:: Both of the parameters can be used individually, just pass an empty
+ value as the first one if you wish to skip it.
+
+Once initialized you will access the methods using the ``$this->dbforge``
object::
- $this->dbforge->some_function()
+ $this->dbforge->some_method();
$this->dbforge->create_database('db_name')
-============================================
+==========================================
Permits you to create the database specified in the first parameter.
Returns TRUE/FALSE based on success or failure::
@@ -108,13 +120,13 @@
After the fields have been defined, they can be added using
-$this->dbforge->add_field($fields); followed by a call to the
-create_table() function.
+``$this->dbforge->add_field($fields);`` followed by a call to the
+``create_table()`` method.
$this->dbforge->add_field()
-----------------------------
+---------------------------
-The add fields function will accept the above array.
+The add fields method will accept the above array.
Passing strings as fields
-------------------------
@@ -221,7 +233,7 @@
$this->dbforge->add_column()
=============================
-The add_column() function is used to modify an existing table. It
+The ``add_column()`` method is used to modify an existing table. It
accepts the same field array as above, and can be used for an unlimited
number of additional fields.
@@ -246,7 +258,7 @@
$this->dbforge->modify_column()
================================
-The usage of this function is identical to add_column(), except it
+The usage of this method is identical to ``add_column()``, except it
alters an existing column rather than adding a new one. In order to
change the name you can add a "name" key into the field defining array.